On page 2 of his report, Phil makes an ominous warning, “Under the leadership of these 4 senior managers at AGL Torrens, it will not be surprising if someone gets killed in a preventable incident that would not occur under a professional management team.”

He expresses three major concerns in which he goes into great detail: dysfunctional safety management, essential infrastructure failure and what he terms as “long term high level subversion binding irrational negligence.”

His detailed report reveals that a 2012 explosion in one of the Torrens Island transformer rooms was preventable. The cause of which was a leaking roof identified 5 years before and which electricians recommended the maintenance department fix immediately. The explosion had a domino effect which resulted in significant plant damage and production loss. He says the financial loss for that year was $40 million, the roof fix, about $100 k.

This incident amongst many others including a hazardous asbestos ceiling, which in his opinion is a waiting disaster, fortifies Phil’s determination to ensure these issues are looked into appropriately.

“I have the impression there are many potential disasters waiting to happen at AGL Torrens because irresponsible budget targets eclipse important maintenance expenditure. The non-compliance of hundreds of safety valves on a site that produces huge quantities of super heated high pressure steam is a major concern. Safety valve failures can cause large dangerous explosions,” Phil warns.

With 8 high risk licenses and 20 years of experience, many of which were spent working 12 hour shifts on 13 day fortnights in a wide variety of environments, Phil is no stranger to the industry.

Through the 90’s, he worked approximately 6 years with WA company, United Construction whom he says is a “very successful company that has grown exponentially in 2 decades from 500 to 50,000” and “is especially committed to safety and is very professional in their continuous improvement programs and staff training.”

He also had some valuable experience working with Transfield Engineering based at Moomba.

Since 1999, Phil has been nominated and voted in by the workforce on numerous construction and maintenance jobs to be a workplace safety representative. He says that working at Torrens Island Power Station “was an experience of workplace culture shock”.

Phil has gone through his chain of command and raised these issues repeatedly with his superiors and the AGL management and each time has been suppressed and bullied into silence by the AGL legal team resulting in his subsequent unlawful termination in November 2013 after 34 months of employment (27 of which were filled with harassment and the last 6 pushed him to the limits).

This repeated bullying and harassment has taken a serious toll on his health both physically and mentally citing high levels of stress, fatigue, lack of stamina and adrenal deficiency (sometimes referred to as adrenal fatigue).

“Digestion frequently failed and severe stress headaches were becoming a regular occurrence in late 2013. On one occasion a community nurse at Salisbury considered calling an ambulance because I was slurring my speech when at a Chemist complaining of a severe headache – needing to sit down as soon as I got there (prior to this time, I did not have a history of headaches). This and my doctors extensive efforts to assist me are on record. My doctor has written a letter for CentreLink explaining that I have a profound sleep disturbance called late insomnia,” the father of 6 stated.

He has also been warned by his doctor, that he may develop chronic fatigue syndrome and goes into detail about how this situation has affected his ability to provide for his large family.

In order to confirm his information efficiently with professional insight and understanding, Phil says that a truly independent investigation is necessary as the investigation conducted by WorkSafe SA is “completely inadequate.” Phil says that Susan Close (Labor Port Adelaide) and John Rau (Deputy Premier) have used this sham investigation to dismiss the case.

Phil and Shane complain the Australian Worker’s Union (AWU) and Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) have clearly failed to represent the interests of their members.

He also lays fire on both major political parties asserting “they do not seem to be concerned about the issue of safety negligence, under maintenance and bullying at Torrens.”

A story that aired on 7 News’ Today Tonight in February 2015, revealed the history of corruption, extortion and bribery within the state’s unions is far reaching. Phil says his experience has led him to believe that this web of corruption and blackmail tactics also extends into the state government.

To get the ball rolling with an independent inquiry, Phil says, “I request please that responsible individuals in authority in SA use this document and the large collection of organised documents I have along with Shane’s information to address the very alarming issues that are being raised.”

Given the recent statewide power outage, is this alleged insidious corruption of AGL at Torrens Island just the tip of the iceberg? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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As tensions boil over in the Middle East and relations between Obama and Putin have deteriorated, an official TV channel in Russia has issued a chilling warning that war with the West could be imminent.

(Metro UK) — Zvezda, a nationwide TV service run by the country’s Ministry of Defence, said last week, ‘Schizophrenics from America are sharpening nuclear weapons for Moscow.’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday proposed a law suspending a Moscow-Washington agreement to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium.

Officials said on Friday that underground shelters had been built which could house 12 milion people – enough for the entire population of Moscow.

Russia has clashed with the Western powers over its policy in Syria – where it’s accused of bombing civilians – and the U.S suspended negotiations with the country yesterday.

Both Russia and NATO are still in the position to unleash global-scale nuclear attacks – and the weapons are armed and ready.

The Arms Control Association says, ‘United States and Russia still deploy more than 1,500 strategic warheads on several hundred bombers and missiles – far more than necessary to deter nuclear attack – and they are modernizing their nuclear delivery systems.

COMMENT: Well folks, this is the latest update on the current tense and volatile situation in the Middle East involving the US and Russia. There really isn’t much more to comment on at this stage. All I know is that things are not looking too good right now. I’ll keep you posted when new updates come in.

Well, this reminds me of scenes from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the infamous Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans in 2005.

CNN reports that people have “raided stores for supplies, waited in seemingly endless gas station lines and evacuated their homes as the storm threatens”.

It seems that generators, tarps, gas cans and bottled water are hotly sought after commodities in the wake of Hurricane Matthew’s arrival.

The deadly Category 4 Hurricane which has sustained winds up to 125 miles (200 km) has devastated Haiti and is rapidly heading towards the East Coast of the United States and is predicted to make landfall in the next day.

Earlier this week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for the entire state. In doing so, he warned that a direct hit by Matthew could lead to “massive destruction” on a level unseen since Hurricane Andrew devastated the Miami area in 1992.

It’s good to see some people taking precautions to be prepared for this potentially devastating super cell, however people should have an emergency plan and preparations in place long before hand, not scurrying like mad rabbits to get things together when faced by an impending disaster.

Fortunately hurricanes give plenty of warning before they make landfall, however other disasters and emergencies such as earthquakes and civil unrest do not and thus it is very important, as well as wise, to be well prepared for multiple disaster scenarios before hand.

Get into this mindset of preparedness and make it a habit to keep a minimum of 72 hours of non-perishable food and bottled water on hand as well as other important commodities such as torches, batteries, blankets, candles, matches, lighters, water filters, tarps, fuel, two way radios, generator and a hand-cranked radio. Keep your vehicle’s fuel tank topped up at all times (the half tank mark should be your empty mark) and keep an emergency kit for each member of your family containing some of the essentials I’ve described above as well as clothes, protective equipment, sturdy shoes, valuables and important documents.

Not only do supplies run out pretty quickly when everybody rushes to the stores to get whatever they think the might need, there will be long lines and things can get out of hand quickly sparked by impatience and flared tempers.

Just yesterday, I wrote about Russia’s “Nuclear Disaster” drill in which President Vladimir Putin ordered the underground evacuation of 40 million (yes you read that right) civilians which is approximately 28% of the entire Russian population. I also asked the question, “does Putin know something that the rest of the World and particularly Americans don’t know about?” Is this an ominous sign that WW3 is looming on the horizon?

The huge four-day “civil defence” drill has set alarm bells ringing in Washington and London, with tensions already high over disagreements in Syria.

Following a breakdown in communication between the USA and Russia, the Kremlin has now organised the huge emergency practice drill – either as a show of force or something more sinister.

The drill will prepare Russian citizens for “large natural and man-made disasters”, according to the country’s Ministery for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disaster.

The ministry revealed 40 million civilians, 200,000 emergency rescuers and 50,000 units of equipment are involved in the war game, which is running from October 4 to October 7.

As relations between Obama and Putin break down as a result of the escalating Syrian proxy war, a further question begs to be asked “will there be nuclear war between the US and Russia?”

The answer is really I don’t know, but yes that could be a possibility especially in light of this following ominous revelation.

Before Its News and several other sources report the US military has been told to prepare for a tactical nuke exchange with Russia in Syria whilst stateside military told to prepare for intercontinental one-for-one nuke exchange.

“Military members from the United States who are in and around Syria have been calling their families back in the states telling them, “We have been told to prepare for a tactical nuclear exchange with Russia in Syria and forces at home in the US have been ordered to prepare for one-for-one intercontinental ballistic missile exchange(s) with Russia once the fighting breaks out in Syria!” Further, those conversations have included warnings to families to immediately RELOCATE away from US Military bases which are expected to be targets of any intercontinental attack.

SuperStation95 has CONFIRMED such conversations with three separate military families who have family members in the Middle East! The Pentagon refuses to comment on these reports, which is strange in-and-of-itself. Usually, the Pentagon will flatly deny erroneous reports. Not this time. Just a terse “no comment.”

This is a developing story…please check back for updates.

UPDATE 8:25 PM EDT: The developments reported above are accurate. These developments come from the cut-off of Diplomatic cooperation between the US and Russia inside Syria. UNCONFIRMED, repeat UNCONFIRMED reports indicate the US is going to directly attack Syrian forces in-and-around Syrian President Bashar Assad and perhaps Assad himself. This decision has allegedly been made because efforts to oust Assad by “rebel” means have failed and the US will not accept that failure.

Well, this is very interesting especially when you put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Forty million Russians evacuated, three tense and escalating war zones, tensions between Obama and Putin and now tactical nuke threats. This is certainly something to monitor closely as the situation develops. Personally I think it’s too early to jump to any conclusions, but if this is all coming together as many think it is, this could be a very significant event that could spell doom for the world and plunge us into World War 3. God forbid this should happen.

Last week, South Australia was battered by the worst storms and floods in half a century and an unprecedented statewide power outage. Dramatic news reports on TV, radio and the Internet showed the rest of Australia and the world the sheer amount of damage that wind, water and electricity can do to bring a state to its knees.

Not only did this severe weather event reveal how ill prepared many people were, but it also highlighted the extreme fragility of some of our key infrastructural assets such as the power grid, mobile phone network and the government two way radio system.

Like every other emergency or disaster, there are always important lessons to be learned post-event.

Firstly, the foolish heavy reliance upon so-called ‘green’ energy to supply the state and the lack of investment, on the part of the SA government, in interconnectors and redundancy power played a major role in causing the entire electricity grid to go down.

Whilst a grossly irresponsible and incompetent Premier Jay Weatherill furiously denied allegations that the state’s high dependency on wind power played a major part in the failure of the grid, the Australian Energy Market Operator has refuted this half-witted claim in two reports prior to this incident stating South Australia’s high reliance on wind energy made a statewide blackout more likely if connections to Victoria failed.

It is becoming more and more apparent that the Greens and environmentalists with their spurious agenda of saving the planet at the cost of mankind is the real issue behind all these failed ideas. When those ideas don’t work (which happens a lot), they begin to demand more and more money to make them work (all at the high and unnecessary cost of taxpayers’ hard earned dollars).

The masters of shenanigans have certainly been hard at work promoting and defending their “progressive” ideas as of late. Last week they were very busy in the news and on the radio defending the stupid idea that more unreliable and uneconomical wind power is the way forward for South Australian energy production meanwhile blasting coal-fired base load generation as being “harmful to the environment”. For example check out this ridiculous opinion piece in The Guardian written by some clueless columnist named Michael Slezak published last Thursday, the 29th of September.

Secondly, it is the responsibility of every citizen to be prepared for extreme weather events such as this and beyond. We have seen time and time again that government always lets its citizens down in times of crisis. Despite the fact that governments, influenced by the global elite, want us to be totally dependent on them for everything, it is not the government’s responsibility to provide basic needs for its citizens. It is therefore very necessary that we take the responsibility of our own safety, security and well-being into our own hands.

The great majority of South Australians were unprepared for this emergency (as they have been in the past) mainly because they have been programmed by the mainstream media, our totalitarian government, Hollywood and the public education system to falsely think that the government and emergency relief agencies like the Red Cross and Salvation Army will help them when disaster strikes. Now that’s only one reason why people are grossly unprepared.

The second reason is the “it won’t happen to me” delusion or as emergency preparedness experts term, “normalcy bias”. There are certain individuals who think they will never be affected by a natural disaster of any sort and thus they do not contemplate its affects nor ways in which they can be prepared for and possibly mitigate any risks associated with these disasters and emergencies. They don’t believe their lives will be shaken and turned right upside down like never before. “Sure all kinds of crazy stuff happen around the world all the time, people die and whole towns get devastated… but it will never happen to me”, they say. The reality is that we only need to look around us at what’s going on in the world and we’ll find that natural disasters have skyrocketed over the last decade. Certainly they may happen more frequently in particular places around the globe due to environmental and weather factors but one thing that I can’t drum enough into people is that disasters don’t discriminate on post code. They strike when we all least expect them to.

The third and final reason is simply complacency. We need to be very careful we don’t get lulled into that apathetic state of self-deluded stupor. We must always be ready, actively considering all the current threats to our everyday life and attempting to mitigate them to the best of our ability and within financial constraints.

My advice is to have a decent supply (at least 30 days) of non-perishable food and water on hand plus torches, hand cranked radio, spare batteries, candles, generator and a good fuel supply. Last, but not least, it’s very important to have a well-thought-out family emergency plan covering multiple emergency scenarios and disaster situations.

Last week’s events may perhaps cause us to ponder our incredible dependence on electricity to sustain pretty much every aspect of our lives.

Without power, we cannot pump petrol into our cars, pay using EFTPOS, use our smartphones for sustained periods of time, withdraw money from ATM’s or refrigerate our food. And this is only just a smidgen of the colossal list of tasks that require the use of electricity. Put simply, without electricity and contingencies in place we are left practically helpless.

If outages are only short and intermittent, then that shouldn’t be much of a problem but in the event of a prolonged one, things can turn sour pretty quickly. Food spoils, supermarket shelves empty like crazy, phone towers run out of battery, cars become useless, much-needed cash cannot be withdrawn, crime skyrockets, sewer fails to be pumped, water gets contaminated due to the inability to filter it and so on.

Some cyber security experts have long warned that the greatest threats of the 21st century are electric and cyber attacks. It’s not hard to imagine the sheer amount of chaos that such a scenario could cause. We have just seen this on a relatively smaller scale and the subsequent results were not very pretty that’s for sure.

I think we just need to get our heads out of our la-la land bubbles and start living in reality where everything isn’t so nice, fluffy and smooth-sailing as we like it to be. It’s time to wake the sheep up!